FAQs
FESTIVE TRADING DAYS
Please take this into consideration when booking your cases.
Contact us on (03) 9650 5500 or info@tdsa.com.au should you have concerns with any cases.
WHAT ARE YOUR TURNAROUNDS?
| Crown & Bridge | Working Days |
|---|---|
| All Crown & Bridge Restorations | From 10 |
| Shade Selection | By Appointment Only |
| Implant Restorations | 15 |
| Gold Crown | 10 |
| Digital Diagnostic Design | 10 |
| Prosthetic Dentures / Valplast | Working Days |
|---|---|
| Registration Rims / Special Trays | 4 |
| Try In | Within 10 |
| Finish | Within 10 |
| Relines For Acrylic Dentures | Within 3 |
| Denture Additions | Within 3 |
| Denture Repair | Within 3 |
| Cobalt Chromes (Frame Work Only) | 10 |
| Retry / Shade Change | 10 |
| Valplast Inject / Finish | 10 |
| Orthodontics | Working Days |
|---|---|
| Bleaching Splints / Ortho Retainers | 5 |
| Mouthguard | 5 |
| RPE / Hyrax | 10 |
| Hawley Retainer | 7 |
| Lingual Retainers | 7 |
| MARA | 20 |
| Printed Models | 3 |
| Scan + Create Digital Ortho Model | 5 |
| Endura Sleep | Working Days |
|---|---|
| Occlusal Splints | 10 |
| Dorsal | 10 |
You can download the turnaround time table here.
The Dental Solution Australia prides itself on delivering the highest standard of quality to all our clients & their patients.
To ensure prompt delivery to your practice, we request that you comply with our working day schedules.
Please feel free to call us, should you require a reduced turnaround time and whether a surcharge may apply.
ALLOY PRICE INCREASE
We will be implementing an increase effective 16th May 2022 on the following list of alloys.
| Alloy | Current $/gram | New $/gram* |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Gold type III for gold crowns | $66 | $91 |
| Semi Precious alloy used for PFM | $58 | $138 |
| Yellow bonding gold used for PFM | $85 | $133 |
| Non Precious Yellow alloy used for metal crowns | $6 | $9 |
*Effective 16th May 2022
We have been able to hold pricing on these alloys for many years and trust that you understand the need for this increase.
Please note there is no change to the following alloys.
| Alloy | Current $/gram | New $/gram |
|---|---|---|
| Non Precious white alloy used for PFM | No charge | No charge |
| White bonding gold | $150 | $150 |
Please contact your local representative if you have any questions regarding this price announcement.
| States | RM | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW / ACT / QLD | Peter Field | 0419 409 044 | peter@curaehealth.com.au |
| VIC / TAS / SA | Tim Blair | 0434 477 000 | tim@curaehealth.com.au |
| WA / NT | Craig Botes | 0407 730 918 | craig@curaehealth.com.au |
DO YOU OFFER SHADE TAKING?
Yes, our senior technician handles all our shade taking in-house. Please call the lab for a shade appointment.
DO YOU OFFER PICKUPS?
DO YOU OFFER WARRANTY?
WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION?
IS YOUR LOGO AVAILABLE FOR USE?
WHAT MATERIALS DO YOU USE?
Below is a list of the materials we use:
- Ceramco III (FDA 50010(K) No.K803310
- HeraCeram (FDA 50010(K) No.K002993
- HeraCeram Zirconia (FDA 50010(K) No.K052543
- Empress e.max (FDA 50010(K) No.K051705
- KavoEverest Zirconia (FDA 50010(K) No.K032081,K033221
- Dental Alloys (the Argen Corporation, San Diego, CA)
- Base Metal Aregeloy NP (FDA 50010(K) No.K93972
- Semi Precious (Noble) Aregelite 70+ (FDA50010(K) Exempt)
- White Gold (High Nobel) Argedent EURO (FDA50010(K) No.K961285)
- Yellow Gold (High Nobel) Argedent 75 (FDA50010(K) No.K892234)
- Yellow Gold (High Nobel) Argedent 88 PF (FDA50010(K) No.K891600)
- Full Gold Crown (High Nobel) Argenco 56 (FDA50010(K) No.K893568)
This is certification that our crowns and bridges have met the U.S FDA and ISO 9001 standards and are fabricated / monitored by a certified technician.